MexL

Ontology CARD's Antibiotic Resistance Ontology
Accession ARO:3003710
CARD Short NameMexL
DefinitionMexL is a specific repressor of mexJK transcription and autoregulates its own expression.
AMR Gene Familyresistance-nodulation-cell division (RND) antibiotic efflux pump
Drug Classtetracycline antibiotic, macrolide antibiotic
Resistance Mechanismantibiotic efflux
Efflux Componentefflux pump complex or subunit conferring antibiotic resistance
Efflux Regulatorprotein(s) and two-component regulatory system modulating antibiotic efflux
Classification11 ontology terms | Show
Parent Term(s)4 ontology terms | Show
+ protein(s) and two-component regulatory system modulating antibiotic efflux [Efflux Regulator]
+ negatively_regulates MexJK-OpmH
+ regulates MexJK-OprM
+ negatively_regulates MexJK
Publications

Chuanchuen R, et al. 2005. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 49(5): 1844-1851. Molecular characterization of MexL, the transcriptional repressor of the mexJK multidrug efflux operon in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. (PMID 15855505)

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